Editorial Articles

Innumerable joints in a sewer main lost their integrity, threatening leakage from miles of pipe beneath a scenic canyon in Southern California....

Rubber dams. Public-private partnerships. These and other ideas are flowing freely at   the Santa Margarita Water District headquarters as officials...

I got a call the other day from a woman in Milwaukee. She had sewer issues. She needed someone to talk to. Municipal...

At times, careers can be a lot like locating sewer lines — you never know where they might lead. Some are straightforward,...

Inflow and infiltration in the wastewater collections system draws a utility’s attention. It’s an ongoing threat for sanitary sewer overflows and has...

NASSCO is busy preparing for its 2020 Annual Conference, scheduled for April 22-24 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Marking the association’s 44th year, the...

CentriPipe saves large culverts under high-traffic roadway Problem: Aware of aging and deteriorating infrastructure, the city of Aurora, Colorado, contracted with Wilson...

SmartCover Systems expands headquarters in California On Nov. 1, SmartCover Systems hosted a private celebration of its new U.S. headquarters, marking growth...

PEOPLE/AWARDSBarbara Dunn was hired as a stormwater technician for the city of Seminole (Florida). Keith Lanfear was hired as Public Works superintendent...

Combination machines that use recycled water aren’t just a novelty anymore. The high-end units on today’s market offer similar specs to nonrecycling...

Flomatic AIS-Compliant Automatic Control Valves Flomatic Automatic Control Valves are designed for use with various types of pressure and electric controls to provide...

Cured-in-Place Pipe Emagineered Solutions THE SHOOTER THE SHOOTER from Emagineered Solutions is a continuous air-inversion machine for CIPP. Two fast and reliable models...

Most people — if they ever think of sewers — don’t think about sewage tunnels. They think about a pipe lying peacefully,...

Olathe, Kansas, is a growing suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan area with 141,000 people and almost 11,000 manholes. Ira Speer oversees...

Water main breaks are often associated with cold weather freeze-thaw cycle effects, but in recent years, the number of breaks, subsequent sinkholes...

I have driven through the center of the universe. It isn’t an unfathomably distant and nebulous point in space. It isn’t a...

Entry 338527While several studies indicate that smaller rural water utilities have a harder time complying with safe drinking-water standards than larger urban...

Curb boxes don’t see daily use, but keeping them in good working order is critical for waterline repairs and shut-offs. Acidic soils...

NASSCO’s mission to set standards for the assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure is a noble and long-standing goal. This all...